[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. SANDRA CARR HAYES

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Dr. Sandra Carr Hayes.
  Dr. Sandra Carr Hayes, a graduate of Tougaloo College, is the 
Executive Director of the Tougaloo College Health and Wellness Center 
and Interim Director for the Tougaloo College Institute for Bio Health 
and Informatics. In this capacity, Dr. Hayes works with national, state 
and local organizations to improve health and reduce health 
disparities. She also serves as the Principal Investigator of four 
federally funded grants and one state funded grant. Her programs reach 
as far as the Mississippi Delta.
  Her work on health disparities has taken her to Kenya, Africa where 
she conducted research which resulted in the production of a book 
entitled, ``The State of HIV/AID/TB Co-Infections in Kenya: The Impact 
of Environment, Resource Management and Culture.'' Her health 
disparities work has also resulted in the development of a chapter 
featured in the book entitled ``Diabetes in Black America: Public 
Health and Clinical Solutions to a National Crisis.''
  Over 10 years, Dr. Hayes has co-authored numerous manuscripts that 
have explored health disparities related to the development of 
infectious and chronic diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, diabetes, and 
asthma. In addition, she serves on the editorial board of the National 
AHEC Organization Journal and as a peer reviewer for Health Promotion 
and Practice.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Sandra 
Carr Hayes for her dedication to serving others.

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